The Journey Continues: Walking with God
"Enoch walked faithfully with God; then he was no more, because God took him away." - Genesis 5:24, NIV This verse has always had special meaning for me, especially in these last few years as I have endeavored to walk more closely with God. Several years ago I wrote about walking with God, that I felt Him by my side, listening to me. And while that sense of walking with God has increased and been amplified by my daily time of prayer, worship and devotion, it wasn't until I read the above verse in a different translation that it became even more personal for me. "Enoch lived 365 years, walking in close fellowship with God. Then one day he disappeared, because God took him." - Genesis 5:23-24, NLT When I read that I realized what the passage meant for me, and my personal walk. It wasn't just about walking with God as if we were on a hike in along a path in the eastern Sierra. It means that we are walking in close fellowship together. The Hebrew word for f...
